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Well, the Peacock Bass are back and getting stronger every day. Hawghunter Guide Service is now catching as many a 40 + per day. The largest recently has been 5.5 LB.most of the peacock Bass are being caught on small shiners free lining them in to the deeper water. Also a few on jigs, and small tubes top water and Jerk baits.Capt. Frank Carbone has one of the longest running Florida Peacock Bass Service in Florida. I started fishing for these scrappy fighters since 1991 and have been Guiding for Peacock Bass since 1995 and I am one of the original pioneers since their introduction to the State in 1984.I have also been the Mother Land 10 times to study their habitat and learn more about their nature. The Amazon is truly a fantastic experience and if you have the opportunity you should join me on my next adventure on Sept. 24 th you can see more details on my site. www.amazonpeacockbasstrip.comOnce you come to Florida and get a taste of these 2- 7 lb. Florida Peacock’s you will want to experience the Power and fight of a 20 lber.So Let Capt. Frank Carbone , “The Hawghunter”, show the thrill of Florida & Amazon Peacock Bass.

Today I was one on one with young angler Jacob Knapp from Texas. What a day he had catching 15 – 20 Top water Bass all on skinny Dippers. The day started out with his first “Okee” Bass being a nice 3 Lb. , his next was a 4 lb.The next was one over 6 lb. , I think one of his most exciting moments, was when he had this Huge wake come on his bait and didn’t take it, he’s still talking about it.Today the color didn’t matter anything we threw the Bass ate.After having such a good time the gang is going to do it again tomorrow. The boys ended up with 2 over 5 and one over 6 with some 3-4 lbs. and the rest were 2 lb.Right now the Big “O” is hot and we are catching fish all over, so come on down and Let Capt. Frank Carbone “The Hawghunter ” show you a good time.

I was honored today to take 1st LT. Evan Czajka out for some R & R as we fishedfor Largemouth Bass in the Florida Everglade’s . Next week Evan will be deploying to Iraq so we can fish in freedom. I was very happy to send Evan off with a nice memory of his largest Bass ever, this 8.4 LB. “HAWG”.This beauty was caught on a Watermelon / Red Gambler ace , wacky style no weight. The rest of the day consisted of 1 – 4, 2- 3 lb. and about 70 more between 1- 2.5 lb. all on artificial bait.Also I had Dave Syring from OK. holding a couple of nice 5 & 6 lb. bass.Next was Max Bahr from WI. , him and his Dad Dave had a ball for three day’s catching both Largemouth & Peacock Bass. pictured is Max hold a nice 6 lb. Male Peacock Bass.The Everglade’s are fire right now and this is the time to get in on the action. Give Capt. Frank Carbone, “The Hawghunter” a call and book your next fishing Adventure to the Everglade’s.

If you are looking to catch a lot of Bass , now is the time to fish The Florida Everglade’s. Clients have been catching as much as 200 bass in a single day. Even though most of these bass are small you do get an occasional couple of good one like John Harman form Massachusetts or Mark Clemetz from Michigan did.All of John’s bass were caught on Gambler Ace. On Day one he had caught about 100 bass biggest being close to 3 lb. . NOW, on day two things were different I decided to try another location. At the fishing hole we caught around 50 , but the size was much better.Next I had Dave elder from Florida with his friend Larry Dennis from Michigan, now larry hadn’t fished in 40 years and you know it , he caught the biggest Bass that day.Then today I had Harry Blaire from New York with his Grandson harry III. this duo put some nice bass in the boat on shiners & of course Gambler Ace., the biggest bass was caught on an Ace by the little guy.Now is the Prime season for bass as they are on their beds, and the water levels are dropping , which causes the bite to be “on”. So come on down and join the fun with Capt. Frank Carbone, “The Hawghunter”. All the bass caught were released for the Next Angler to Catch, “YOU”.

With the cold weather upon us the fishing has been very good. It’s not often that Florida sees 40 degree weather for a week straight. This took it’s toll on several species, but did not effect the Largemouth. Right now you can come on down and expect to catch 100 + largemouth in a single day. Most of these Bass are being caught on plastics. Bill Guzman from NY came down for 2 Days of fishing and on the first day catching 17 Peacock Bass and on Day Two Catching over 70 Bass in 6 hrs. in the Everglade’s most of the Bass being in the 1.5 – 2 lb. range with an occasional bigger one.As far as the Peacock Bass are concerned , it has been a bit slower due to the water dropping lower then 60. Although Russ Giannetti from NY a return client did manage to catch a nice large Male Peacock Bass.Then yesterday Bill App with his Sister Judy and their friend Kathy hammered over 150 Bass using mostly Gambler Ace and trick worms while Judy used some healthy shiners from BJ’s Bait & Tackle located in Plantation.So if your looking to bend the Rod and catch a lot of Largemouth then come on down and the “The Hawghunter”, Capt. Frank Carbone show you how it’s done.Limited date’s are still available for February & March so book early. Good Fishin’

The Peacock Bass fishing has been steady the past 2 months. The average day has been around 20 peacocks, ranging from 2. – 5 lb. Surprisingly enough they have been hitting the Artificial more as we are in the fall months. Wade Smallwood  from Florida (pictured above) show his brother Wade how to catch Peacock Bass, now keep in mind Wade is the fisherman. The boys decided to take in a Day of fishing while they were down here for the big NASCAR race. The Peacock ‘s today were caught on Shiners, & top water lures. The next Day  Chris Scott from North Carolina also down for the races had a great day catching 15 Peacock ‘s all on shiners, with his biggest being 4 lb. 1 oz. Report by Florida’s Top Fishing Guide – Hawghunterguideservice.com   954-325-1115.

Today’s Trip included repeat client Kevin Kennedy from PA. and Todd from Miami.The buddies decided to try the Everglades, and what a good choice it was. On Kevin’s second cast he caught his largest Bass ever a 6 Lb. 6 oz. Bass on a 12″ worm.The objective was to go after Big Bass, so we were using larger baits, for larger Bass. The Next big bass came on a larger snake , jerking it across the lily pads, this bass was over 5 lb. The bite was real slow, but when we got one on it was a big one. Then in the last hour I reverted to “Old Faithful”, Gambler Cane Toad, after missing 2 Giants, we hit , The Mamaluke , a nice 8 LB. 13 oz. “HAWG”. So the big girls are still out there you just have to go after them with the right baits. Let The Hawghunter, Capt. Frank Carbone show you how, we are a full time Guide Service that guides 7 Days a week.

What a Banner Day these boys from Missouri had this past weekend. John Duever and his brother Joe with good friend Kyle had my 2nd best day in 14 years of guiding so far. In only 6 hours they managed to put 52 Peacock Bass in the boat, with the biggest being 5 lb. 2 oz. caught by Kyle.KyleThe brothers also had 3 over 4 lb. with the majority being in the 2.5 lb range.JohnAll the bass were caught on shiners using a Daiichi Bleeding #1 Hook and a tiny split shot. The Missouri trip also had 2 doubles and almost a triple if John hadn’t broke off. JOENot only was this their best fishing day ever, they all amazed of the fighting power these scrappy species have. John stated he had gotten spoiled and didn’t know if he could back to largemouth after experiencing the “Florida Peacock Bass”.So come on down and join in on the fun with myself ,Capt. Frank Carbone “The Hawghunter” , and see for yourself what everyone is talking about. All 52 Peacock’s were released for the next Angler to catch, “YOU”.

Chris Charney from Georgia with his Son Evan “The Hammer” & Brother-in-Law Bob had a great day on the water. Before I could get the Purple Haze in the Water the boys caught 3 Peacock. As the day went on the action continued as they took chances catching fish. Evan lived up to his nickname “The Hammer” as he hammer peacock’s one after the other. By the end of the day this family boated well over 20 Peacock’s also Dad & Evan earned Angler citations. Another highlight came when both Evan & Uncle Bob had a double. The boys headed back to Georgia with plenty of pictures and memories to go long with it. Until next Time Good Fishin’ .

Repeat Client Keisuke Ota from Japan had such a Great time last year that he decided to bring his Father Hidefumi to join in on the fun this year. They fished for 4 Days, catching both Peacock & Largemouth Bass using ONLY artificial lures.Hidefumi’s goal was to catch a Big Bass, this was his wish, to take back to Japan.Day 1 – We headed out to the Park in the Everglade’s, with all the rain and high water conditions it made fishing a bit tough. The boys managed to catch 12 Bass and Keisuke at the end of the day caught a nice 4 lb. on a Cane Toad by Gambler.Day 2- It was south to Miami for Peacock Bass our first spot didn’t work out to well they only caught largemouth 6 total. So we headed to another location, once there K caught a peacock to break the ice. The remainder of the day produced 5 more Peacock Bass before the storm ran us off the water. Day- 3 Again we had problems, with all the rain the gates were open causing muddy water conditions and fast currant . Then finally way back in the canal system the boys found some action and Hidefumi caught his First Peacock Bass. They bass were hitting mostly top water baits, chug bugs & torpedo’s. On this day the Father & Son team caught 7 Peacock Bass.Final Day – K wanted to go where he had caught his 5 lb. Largemouth last year which measured 50 cm. his new record. Also on Lake Ida you can catch Peacock Bass also. Once again things were tough , until you find the right spot. Towards mid-day we were in the spot K caught his record and with remembering the same stick he threw in his jerk bait, and would you believe it he catches the same size Bass 50 cm, could it be the same fish? Now I was determined to fulfill Hidefumi dream and get him his Big Bass, we headed back to Lake Edna we were that morning. I had found that...

WOW! What a week of Fantastic Fishing in the Amazon for “Monster” Peacock Bass.As always, we caught several large Peacock Bass, aboard the Amazon Santana and fished out of NEW Bass Trackers w/ 60 HP engines. By the end of the week we caught 467 Peacock’s plus a variety of other species , some of the strangest looking fish. 1 out of 5 Peacock’s were over 10 LB and, are you ready for this, 28 were over 20 LB. with the biggest being 24.12lb. and there were 3 other 24 pounders caught also!The day starts out with a wake up call at 5 AM then a big buffet breakfast, and a nice box lunch to go. Then, you make your way to back of the boat where your personal English Speaking Guide is waiting for you with your rods & reels and a cooler filled with drinks and a lot of Ice. After 5 hrs. of hard fishing for those massive explosion in hopes of landing your Trophy, you stop for an hour Lunch under a shady tree. You return to the Yacht at 5 PM where you are then greeted by Harry with an Ice Cold Glass of Tropical juices. After the excitement of everyone talking about there experience, you then shower up for a cocktail hour every day with Hot & Cold Hor d’oeuvres and a fully stock Open Bar from 6-7 PM. The dinner bell ring sharply at 7 PM where you will find an selection of gourmet meats, fish & chicken with all the trimmings. After your belly is full, you can sit on the top deck with an after dinner drink while you travel to the next fishing hole or watch a Movie, read a book or just get a good nights sleep for the next day.After 7 days of hard fishing on the water, you are then rewarded with an over stay at a 5-Star Resort “The Tropical Hotel” in Manaus where you can relax poolside, go touring or shopping in the Market Place.This is a 1st Class fishing adventure that is second-to-none,...

The past two day’s I had Stacey Richards & his Dad from North Carolina. The first day we went the Glade’s for some Largemouth action. The action was good , but the size started out small with catching only 1.5 – 2.4 lb bass. The bass were being caught on Gambler Ace & Toads , also the boys were throwing buzz baits. Towards the second half of the day they caught a nice 4 & 5 lb largemouth the end the day totaling 30 keepers. All the bass today were released for the next angler to catch.On Day two It was all Peacock Bass action, with the sun shining and blue bird sky’s the fishing was great. Bill starting out the day with the first of 25 Peacock’s.Stacey was getting the hits but it must have been those rubber hooks, cheap line,sun in his eye’s, bad knots or something else to make him miss all those peacock bass. Then after Dad gave him a few pointers he started to hook up as the boys went back and forth catching fish. The excitement came when a 50 – 60 LB. Tarpon rolled and hit their bait 3 time , but never took the lure. OH! by the way Dad caught the biggest Peacock Bass.This was a great day as both Father & Son shared some nice memories on the water together, because that’s what it all about.